Cissy Houston, woimba wodziwika komanso mayi wa Whitney Houston wodziwika bwino, wamwalira ali ndi zaka 91. Wodziwika ndi mawu ake amphamvu komanso mizu yozama mu nyimbo za uthenga wabwino, chikoka cha Cissy chinapitirira kuposa ntchito yake. Anali chowunikira champhamvu, chosasunthika, komanso cholimbikitsa kwa ambiri, kuphatikiza mwana wake wamkazi, yemwe adakhala m'modzi mwa oimba omwe amagulitsidwa kwambiri nthawi zonse.

Ulendo wa Cissy Houston mu makampani oimba nyimbo unayamba m'zaka za m'ma 1950, komwe adadzipangira dzina monga membala wa Sweet Inspirations, gulu loimba lomwe linapereka zosunga zobwezeretsera kwa mayina akuluakulu mu nyimbo, kuphatikizapo Aretha Franklin ndi Elvis Presley. Mawu ake olemera, amoyo komanso kudzipereka kwake kosasunthika pa ntchito yake kunapangitsa kuti azilemekezedwa ndi kuyamikiridwa ndi anzake komanso mafani. M'moyo wake wonse, Cissy adakhalabe wodzipereka ku mizu yake, nthawi zambiri amaphatikiza zinthu za uthenga wabwino muzochita zake, zomwe zimakhudzidwa kwambiri ndi omvera.
M'zaka zaposachedwa, cholowa cha Cissy Houston chasintha kwambiri, makamaka pankhani yaumoyo ndi thanzi. Pamene dziko likukulirakulira kukhala olimba komanso kukhala ndi moyo wokwanira, nkhani ya Cissy imakhala ngati chikumbutso cha kufunikira kokhala ndi thanzi komanso malingaliro abwino. Mu nkhani iyi, kuchuluka kwayoga ndi kulimbitsa thupimasitudiyo asintha kwambiri, pomwe anthu ambiri akufuna kukulitsa mphamvu, kusinthasintha, komanso kulingalira.

Tangoganizani amasewera olimbitsa thupi a yoga mouziridwa ndi moyo wa Cissy Houston ndi zikhulupiriro zake—malo omwe samangolimbikitsa kulimbitsa thupi komanso kulemekeza mzimu wokhazikika komanso nyonga yomwe anali nayo. Malo ochitira masewera olimbitsa thupi awa atha kupereka makalasi omwe amaphatikiza machitidwe achikhalidwe a yoga ndi nyimbo ndi kamvekedwe, kukondwerera kulumikizana pakati pa mayendedwe ndi nyimbo. Alangizi atha kupeza chilimbikitso kuchokera mu uthenga wabwino wa Cissy, kuphatikiza nyimbo zolimbikitsa zomwe zimalimbikitsa ophunzira kupeza mphamvu zawo zamkati ndikulankhula momasuka.
Malo ochitira masewera olimbitsa thupi amathanso kukhala ndi maphunziro okhudzana ndi thanzi labwino, kutsindika kufunikira kodzisamalira komanso thanzi labwino. Monga momwe Cissy Houston adayendera zovuta za moyo wake mwachisomo komanso motsimikiza, otenga nawo mbali atha kuphunzira kukhala olimba m'miyoyo yawo. Malowa amatha kukhala ngati malo ammudzi, pomwe anthu amasonkhana kuti azithandizana paulendo wawo waumoyo, monga momwe Cissy adathandizira mwana wake wamkazi ndi akatswiri ena pa ntchito yake yonse.

Kuphatikiza payogamakalasi, malo ochitira masewera olimbitsa thupi amatha kupereka mapulogalamu olimbitsa thupi omwe amakwaniritsa mibadwo yonse komanso masewera olimbitsa thupi, kulimbikitsa aliyense kukhala ndi moyo wathanzi. Kuchokera ku maphunziro a mphamvu mpaka kuvina bwino, zoperekazo zingasonyeze chikhulupiriro cha Cissy mu mphamvu ya nyimbo ndi mayendedwe kuti akweze mzimu.
Pamene tikukumbukira Cissy Houston ndi zopereka zake zodabwitsa pa nyimbo ndi chikhalidwe, timakondwereranso zomwe adalimbikitsa kwa omwe amamuzungulira. Cholowa chake sichili chimodzi chabe cha kupambana kwa nyimbo komanso kulimba mtima, chikondi, ndi kufunikira kwa kulera thupi ndi moyo.

M'dziko lomwe nthawi zambiri limakhala lachisokonezo, moyo wa Cissy Houston umakhala ngati chikumbutso kuti tipeze mphamvu muzokonda zathu, kaya nyimbo,kulimbitsa thupi, kapena dera. Pamene tikulemekeza kukumbukira kwake, tiyeni tilandirenso mzimu waumoyo ndi mphamvu zomwe adalimbikitsa, kuwonetsetsa kuti cholowa chake chikupitiliza kulimbikitsa mibadwo yamtsogolo.